· Bronze statue of the ‘King of Bollywood’ and co-star Kajol, planned for London’s Leicester Square· The statue has been proposed as the tenth character in the Scenes in the Square trail· Depicts a scene from the longest running Hindi film of all time, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ), which featured a scene in Leicester Square·...
The Leave.EU campaign has apologised to Labour's Bradford West MP Naz Shah after calling her a "grooming gang apologist".
Ms Shah says their social media post left her facing death threats and abuse. She began libel action against Leave.EU after a Facebook post claimed she was a "grooming gangs apologist".
It...
Shazad Parvez from SCAR talks about racism in grassroots football
An avid sports campaigner and ex-member on the committee of the Bradford Sunday Alliance League believes more should be done to tackle racism in grassroots football.
Shazad Parvez, AKA Shadow Parvez, was UK’s first Asian football scout during the 90s,...
RACE FOR VACCINE: Bradford becomes world’s first city for mass rollout of testing coronavirus drug
Thousands of people from Bradford have volunteered to take part in the world's first Covid-19 vaccine trials.
The Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is working with partner trusts and GPs in the delivery of...
Bradford embarks on coronavirus myth-busting campaign
“Behind each mask, lies true stories of Bradford resident’s own grief; loneliness; debilitating recovery; families torn apart; pain and suffering.”
A new campaign aiming to debunk some of the myths surrounding Coronavirus has been launched. Community Action Bradford and District, in partnership with Bradford...
A driver has died during a British land speed record attempt at an airfield in Yorkshire - the same site where Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond almost lost his life.
The fatal accident occurred at Elvington Airfield on Thursday 1st October, a former RAF base near York, governing body Motorsport UK said.
Simon Cowell and Gordon Ramsey have joined forces with numerous other UK celebrities to encourage people to download the NHS’ new contact tracing app.
People from England and Wales are coming together in a bid to help protect others and limit the spread of the virus.
Along with Simon and Gordon,...
A petite hijab-wearing police officer on the frontline during a volatile coronavirus protest in central London has been the target of racist and Islamophobic abuse.
The unnamed Metropolitan Police officer was serving on the frontline amid violent clashes at the anti-lockdown protest on Saturday 26th September in Trafalgar Square.
Officers used...
Home Secretary Priti Patel has asked officials to look into constructing an asylum processing centre on a remote volcanic island located over 4,000 miles away from the UK.
Priti Patel with the Foreign Office considered transferring asylum seekers to the South Atlantic British overseas territories of Ascension Island and St Helena. Both islands lie...
"Students’ basic legal rights must be upheld throughout the pandemic. To even have to argue this is, frankly, shocking."
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson told MPs it was “essential” that measures were put in place to ensure students could be with their loved ones during the festive period while “minimising the risk of transmission”...
A Manchester man has become the first UK patient to be given an experimental arthritis drug as part of a clinical trial to treat severe lung disease related to Covid-19.
Farhan Hamid, 41, has received a dose of otilimab - a potential rheumatoid arthritis treatment, as well as standard coronavirus care at Manchester Royal...
Asian Funeral Home provides a service for each religious funeral with its own faith-led dedicated team including the provision of Granthis and Priests
Arranging a funeral often proves a difficult, emotional, and exhausting process. It’s a highly personal endeavour, and your decisions will be shaped by your life experiences, religious background and your...
Faith leaders have joined with health chiefs in urging the region’s communities to remain vigilant in the fight against coronavirus and stay safe by following new rules and guidelines introduced this week.
Laws preventing social gatherings of more than six people are now in place across England. But with Covid-19 cases rising quickly in...
From Thursday 24th September certain businesses in England are required by law to display NHS Test and Trace QR codes so customers with the NHS COVID-19 app can use them to check-in.
QR codes will help businesses meet their legal requirement to log contact details and allow public health leads to send alerts...
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People across England and Wales are being urged to download the NHS COVID-19 app to help control the spread of coronavirus and protect themselves and their loved ones as case numbers rise.
Features of the app include contact tracing using Bluetooth, risk alerts...
Restaurants, cafes and pubs in England will be given a curfew as part of measures to try to halt the spread of Covid-19.
The new measures, which come into effect from Thursday 24th September, mean that all restaurants, cafes, pubs, bars and other hospitality venues in England must close by 22:00 BST.
The UK's coronavirus alert level has been changed from three to four. It means transmission of the virus is now high, or rising at an increasing rate.
How is the alert level set?
The government unveiled the system in May this year. Risk levels are measured by a five-level, colour-coded...
The government's chief scientific adviser has warned UK could soon see 200-plus deaths from new cases of coronavirus unless action is taken to drive down the current rate of infection.
Without serious intervention to stop the spread of Covid-19, the UK could see 50,000 new coronavirus cases a day by mid-October Chief Scientific Officer...
No new restrictions have been imposed on Leeds by the government today, but the city could face further limits this time next week if the number of infections continues to rise.
People are being urged to do everything they can to help stop the spread of the virus as the city remains in enhanced...
COVID-19: New lockdown regulations and guidance will come into force from Tuesday 22nd September to curb infection rate
Further restrictions have been introduced across parts of North West, Midlands and West Yorkshire to curb rising infection rates.
All parts of Bradford, Kirklees, Calderdale, will now be banned from socialising with...
